Peter G.

• San Francisco, CA 94109 ( 19.7 mi )
• Expert Advertising Tutor

• Male Age 58
• Member since: 02/2013
• Will travel up to 50 miles
• Rates from $20 to $35 /hr
• In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Speaking, Resume Writing, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications

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Advertising is one of my top subjects! Have been selling airtime for radio, tv, internet and periodicals for over 24 years. Understand the entire advertising industry from every facett.

I like to involve the students in exercises instead of passively instruct. I prefer to relate lessons to things that are happening in real life, or issues that conjure significant emotion or stimulate debate. Good creative writing is all about the ability to transfer strong feelings from the writer to the reader. To make them feel what you feel or felt.
I taught Communications 101 to 20 "lifers" at San Quentin Prison as part of the Prison University Project. Some of these men had not been in a classroom in 20 years. I've also spent three years on the Advertising Review Committee for the California Chapter of the American Lung Association vetting all adverting, marketing and PR messaging for the marketplace. Lastly, I published my first book in 2012 entitled "Buzzkill," which is now used as required reading at Drexel University in a Psychology 101 course. It has excellent re ... read more

Timothy P.

• Oakland, CA 94611 ( 25.1 mi )
• Advertising Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 5 miles
• Rates from $48.00 to $61.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Resume Writing, Public Relations, Marketing, Communications

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I have spent 6 years teaching university-level German language courses and reading comprehension & writing courses. Before this, I spent 2 years as a volunteer instructor of bi-weekly English language classes in Romania and Moldova. In both contexts, I have taught interactive courses for students of various ages, educational levels, and cultural backgrounds. From my background in Linguistics, I understand how language 'works'. I have a quiver full of tools to use in explaining the linguistic nuances, which I use to explain the relationship between thought and language. Additionally, I have been involved in various research projects on language usage, language change, and language learning.
I approach instruction from the view that “teach[ing] a man to fish, will feed him for a lifetime”. I am committed to building on what my students bring with them, using this as a fulcrum on whic ... read more

Irella B.

• Castro Valley, CA 94546 ( 35.8 mi )
• Advertising Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2010
• Will travel up to 50 miles
• Rates from $48.00 to $59.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Speaking, Resume Writing, Law, Finance, Economics, Communications, Accounting

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I am a graduate of UC Berkeley in Economics. I recently completed my MBA in August. During my time at UC Berkeley, I was a tutor for high school students in Richmond California. Currently, I am an Audit Manager. I love working with students and I am very passionate about education. Contact me for all your questions.
I have strong communications skills and I am excellent in building relationships with students, faculties, and administration. I have great interpersonal and analytical skills. I love mathematics and really love the qualitiative areas such as history, business comunnication, english and political science. I can also help your student improve their verbal communication, writing essays and research skills. I am also moderately fluent in Spanish.